Mind, Pain, Feeling, Healing (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781504947190)

I was bipolar all my life. I came from a very busy family. My niche was to keep busy in sports and music. My mother helped me go to college. I made good grades in school. She really helped me get a good education. She was a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse many years ago. She taught me by taking me to church, and I picked up correct grammar. She was very busy, all five of kids were busy, and my dad was busy working. I have strong faith in my genes. I was blessed with God-believing parents on both sides of my family. I am so thankful for that. It seemed to me that I shouldn't have a problem. But at eighteen, I became very depressed. I struggled through my early twenties with unhappiness. It actually was a chronic depression. I had to be treated and was diagnosed bipolar. It was so true, but I tried to fight it. To no avail. I learned to take my pills. And I thank Uncle Sam and the veterans for bringing me the right pills. There is no shame in that. Especially nowadays when almost everyone is taking medicine. I'm very sorry for those who use harmful drugs that damage their brains. Someday I'll have a new brain and I'll be very happy when I go to glory.